Pope Francis prays alongside 12 Christian leaders at an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square days before the Synod on Synodality that 'the Holy Spirit will purify the church from gossip, ideologies, and polarization.

It just got harder for foreign priests to stay in the U.S.

“The reality of sexual abuse in our church goes to the heart of the synod’s agenda,” a statement by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said.

In his weekly audience, Pope Francis recalled that “the Mediterranean is the cradle of civilization and a cradle is for life! It is not tolerable that it become a tomb, neither should it be a place of conflict.”

Cardinals have to pay around 2,000 euros for the basic outfit, which consists of a woolen cassock and a choir shirt in red.

Dialogue becomes that much more difficult when you feel that God is on your side.